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Statutory assessment Parental advice

I haven’t been on much as when I have managed to get on my computer I have been trying to get the parental views done towards the statutory assessment, so that we can get Dinky the statement of SEN she needs to go to a school that can meet her needs.

So far I have typed 12 pages, and I still have 2 sections to go! I really don’t understand why they bother sending out a double sided sheet of A4 and expect parents to be able to fit it all in!

It has been a very tiring and thoroughly depressing thing to do. For anyone who hasn’t filled out one, who has done a DLA form, the DLA form has NOTHING on this!

The form goes like this…

Child’s Name Date of Birth

School/Pre-school

Completed by Relationship to Child

Please refer to the enclosed Guide for Parents and Carers

A EARLY DEVELOPMENT

Please write briefly about anything in your child’s early years which might be helpful to understand his/her current difficulties.

B WHAT YOUR CHILD IS LIKE NOW

Please write about your child’s strengths and difficulties in the following areas including brief details of any help your child receives out of school:

C YOUR GENERAL VIEWS

Is there any other information you would like to give about significant events that you think may have affected your child?

D ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please attach any additional relevant reports that you would like us to consider

Will you be requesting information from any other sources?

E YOUR CHILD’S VIEWS

Does your child realise he/she has difficulties?

How did your child tell you his/her views?

this is wonderful, except they need to know EVERYTHING. which is why it has taken so long.

I must admit it has been horrible to write down all the things that make Dinky a child with special needs. The early development should have been a massive giveaway that Dinky had an autism spectrum condition. I have found loads of photos while sorting through the masses I had in a very disorganised fashion on my laptop. Photos that clearly show Dinky playing alongside the child we used to live with. Photos showing sensory issues as a toddler. Lots of photos of her hiding and lining things up. It seems mental.

I have so much more to write, the last sections on general views and additional information are going to be rather long too I’d imagine. I have reports from various professionals which I shall add in.

This week is going to be a busy one. Dinky has the Ed Psych coming out to see her on Tuesday! I have already started pushing certain buttons. I know it sounds cruel but I would rather her have a really bad day for the ed psych and then the ed psych backs a move to special school, than her have a good day and she recommends support in mainstream. Although I think the school would have kittens if that was the case.. and they wouldn’t be the only ones!

Other than that I am going to view another special school on Thursday after I have been to a parent carer talk on transitions – school moves, ect. Which might be handy come April/ may when hopefully Dinky’s statement will be finalised.

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Hello, my name is Julia and I’m an adult living with a diagnosis of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). I also have a diagnosis of ADHD and Psychotic Episodes. PDA is a lifelong Pervasive Developmental Disorder and was first described by the late Prof. Elizabeth Newson in 1980. PDA is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Despite PDA being older than me (just) there are still massive gaps in its recognition, peoples’ understanding and its diagnosis by professionals. I’m one of the lucky ones and this is my story…….